"active galactic nucleus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: active galactic nuclei [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|active galactic nuclei}} active galactic nucleus (plural active galactic nuclei)
  1. (astronomy) A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion of the (measurable) electromagnetic spectrum. Wikipedia link: active galactic nucleus Categories (topical): Astronomy, Black holes Synonyms: AGN [abbreviation] Derived forms: AGN [abbreviation] Related terms: active galaxy Translations (region): 活動星系核 (Chinese Mandarin), 活动星系核 (huódòng xīngxìhé) (Chinese Mandarin), aktiivinen galaksiydin (Finnish), aktiver galaktischer Kern [masculine] (German), aktív galaxismag (Hungarian), etkin galaktik çekirdek (Turkish)

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